Pretty straight forward. I want to open a very closed piece to what feels most comfortable to me. How do you open up a piece? Also, for interests sake, how do you close a very open piece to a very small opening? My initial guess would be to continually cut down and flatten the table but this would thicken side rails, and when the side rails are thinned out again, you end up with a bigger window.

Before you open/close a mouthpiece, you need to measure, measure, and measure some more.




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From: xmichaelpartlowx <xmichaelpartlowx@...>
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 12:46:25 AM
Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Changing the Tip Opening?

  
Pretty straight forward. I want to open a very closed piece to what feels most comfortable to me. How do you open up a piece? Also, for interests sake, how do you close a very open piece to a very small opening? My initial guess would be to continually cut down and flatten the table but this would thicken side rails, and when the side rails are thinned out again, you end up with a bigger window.





      

If you close a mouthpiece the rails do get wider but that is on the outer side.  You can just narrow the rails from the outside with a file.  ie  Closing the facing will not make the window narrower. 
--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Keith Bradbury <kwbradbury@...> wrote:
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> Before you open/close a mouthpiece, you need to measure, measure, and measure some more.
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> ________________________________
> From: xmichaelpartlowx <xmichaelpartlowx@...>
> To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 12:46:25 AM
> Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Changing the Tip Opening?
> 
>   
> Pretty straight forward. I want to open a very closed piece to what feels most comfortable to me. How do you open up a piece? Also, for interests sake, how do you close a very open piece to a very small opening? My initial guess would be to continually cut down and flatten the table but this would thicken side rails, and when the side rails are thinned out again, you end up with a bigger window.
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--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "John" <john_w_price33@...> wrote:
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> 
> If you open or close a mouthpiece the rails do get wider but that is on the outer side.  You can just narrow the rails from the outside with a file.  ie  Closing the facing will not make the window narrower. 
> --- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Keith Bradbury <kwbradbury@> wrote:
> >
> > Before you open/close a mouthpiece, you need to measure, measure, and measure some more.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > From: xmichaelpartlowx <xmichaelpartlowx@>
> > To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 12:46:25 AM
> > Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Changing the Tip Opening?
> > 
> >   
> > Pretty straight forward. I want to open a very closed piece to what feels most comfortable to me. How do you open up a piece? Also, for interests sake, how do you close a very open piece to a very small opening? My initial guess would be to continually cut down and flatten the table but this would thicken side rails, and when the side rails are thinned out again, you end up with a bigger window.
> >
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